You May Not Be Where You Want

Nothing In Life Has Happened To You. It's Happened For You. Every Disappointment. Every Wrong. Even Every Closed Door Has Helped Make You Into Who You Are.

I Was Reading In The Bible And One Translation Says That Jesus Said That If You Publicly Will Acknowledge Me Before People, I Will Acknowledge You Before My Father In Heaven. So That Is A Big Part Of These Meetings Like Night Of Hope, Giving People An Opportunity To Publicly Say, "jesus, I Believe You Are The Messiah, You're Christ, You're My Lord."

I See God As My Heavenly Father, Like My Earthly Father, As Loving And Kind. Yes, He Disciplined Me, He Helped Me Make Good Decisions, But I Knew My Dad Was Always There For Me. If I Made A Mistake, I Wouldn't Run From My Dad, I'd Go To Him.

I Do Think That Religion Has Turned A Lot Of People Off. Part Of It Is Because It Was All About The Rules And Was Political. I Think Now People Have A Hunger For God, They Want To Have A Relationship, But They Don't Want To Be Called Religious. I'm Not Trying To Get Them To Join My Religion, I'm Just Trying To Plant A Seed Of Hope In Their Heart.

Don't Use Your Faith To Try To Get Rid Of Problems. Use Your Faith To Remain Calm In The Midst Of Your Problems.